No breakout. Fox's Prison Break, the first premiere of the fall season, averaged 9.4 million viewers Monday, down from 10.5 million for last August's opener, though the decline was steeper among young-adult viewers. The premiere of Vanished, which followed, averaged 8.6 million, declining from its lead-in among young viewers but increasing sharply among viewers ages 55 and older.

If there are any tween girls in your house, don't be surprised if they fall for Raven-Symon's new Disney Channel musical The Cheetah Girls 2 (tonight, 8 ET/PT) which means recording the movie, downloading the score, and playing both over and over again.

Kyle no mystery. ABC Family drama Kyle XY premiered Monday with 2.6 million viewers, the most-watched original-series telecast in the network's history. A repeat on ABC Friday doubled its cable sibling's audience with 5.2 million and won its time slot among young adults against weak competition.

NEW YORK Actor Robert Duvall got into life in the West as a child, when he'd visit his uncle in northern Montana and hang out with ranch hands. He has loved Westerns ever since. In Trail, directed by Walter Hill (48 Hours), Duvall plays a gruff rancher named Print, slightly reminiscent of his iconic Dove character, Gus.

TNT explosion. The second-season opener of TNT's The Closer averaged 8.3 million viewers Monday, a basic-cable series record that eclipsed last summer's 7 million premiere. New drama Saved, which followed, had a solid premiere with 5.1 million. USA's Dead Zone began its fifth season Sunday with 3 million, vs. 3.5 million last year.

The season finale of NBC's Deal or No Deal hit a series-high 18.2 million viewers Monday. But the fifth-season ender of The Apprentice didn't hold up: The Donald's 11.2 million made this the lowest-rated finale yet.

HBO's luck has run out. Once seen as a televised art house, thanks to series such as Sex and the City and Six Feet Under, HBO has discovered the downside of early success: You're expected to replicate it.